WISCONSIN AND NORTH CAROLINA — Affiliates of Phoenix Investors have acquired three former manufacturing facilities totaling more than 1 million square feet in Wisconsin and North Carolina. Phoenix plans to make various capital improvements to each facility in the coming months. The first property was formerly home to Silgan Container Manufacturing Corp. and is located at 500 Libby St. in Waupun, about 70 miles northwest of Milwaukee. The 260,000-square-foot building features 10 dock doors and a freight elevator. Scott Furmanski of CBRE brokered the sale. The second transaction involved a 375,000-square-foot facility formerly occupied by Eaton Corp. in Necedah, a city in central Wisconsin. Adam Matson and Patrick Hanrahan of Newmark represented the seller, MVP Logistics. The sales price was $3 million. The third facility is a 410,000-square-foot property formerly occupied by Alamac American Knits in Lumberton, a city in southern North Carolina. The property features manufacturing, warehousing and office space as well as parking for up to 650 vehicles. Thomas Turner of Newmark brokered the sale.
FORT WAYNE, IND. — Catalyst Healthcare Real Estate and National Real Estate Advisors LLC have broken ground on a 26,000-square-foot freestanding emergency department (FSED) building in Fort Wayne. Lutheran Health Network will occupy the facility. The two-story building will offer emergency services, imaging services, lab space and primary care services. A timeline for completion was not provided.
CHICAGO — American Street Capital (ASC) has arranged a $3.9 million loan for the refinancing of a 32-unit apartment building in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood. The majority of the units at the property, built in 1926, are one-bedroom layouts. The building was fully leased at the time of the loan closing. Igor Zhizhin of ASC arranged the 20-year loan, which features a 10-year fixed rate, 10-year floating rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. An agency lender provided the loan for the borrower, a seasoned owner-operator.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Trinity Chiropractic has opened a 1,450-square-foot practice at 448 Leonard St. NW in Grand Rapids. Wesley Emert and Tina Emert of CityWide Real Estate Services assisted the holistic chiropractor in securing the space, which features two exam rooms, a waiting area and a kid’s area. The office is situated within a mixed-use building that CityWide acquired in August 2020. Other commercial tenants at the property include FURN on Leonard and Captain Bizzaro’s Treasure World.
MINNEAPOLIS — CEDARst Cos. has completed the transformation of the former C.J. Duffey Paper Co. site in Minneapolis into a 188-unit apartment development named The Duffey. The adaptive reuse project converted three historic warehouses into market-rate apartment units along with 22,700 square feet of retail space and 10,300 square feet of amenity space. All three buildings are situated within the Minneapolis Warehouse Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Prior to the redevelopment, the buildings had sat vacant for nearly 15 years. BKV Group provided planning and pre-development services for the project and led all engineering, architecture and landscape architecture. Amenities include a rooftop deck, fitness center, clubroom and The Crane Room, which offers coworking space, a coffee shop and concierge services. The project, which utilized state and federal historic preservation tax credits, was designed to adhere to all requirements of the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office and National Park Service. BKV is working with CEDARst on a similar project in the area named Duffey II.
BELLWOOD, ILL. — Evergreen Real Estate Group has broken ground on Bellwood Senior Apartments, an 80-unit affordable seniors housing community in the western Chicago suburb of Bellwood. The $30 million project will replace a former Walgreens with a four-story, 73,228-square-foot residential building. Operated by Evergreen’s in-house management team, Bellwood Senior Apartments will offer 76 one-bedroom and four two-bedroom independent living apartments for seniors age 62 or older, with incomes at or below 60 percent of the area median income. Evergreen will begin accepting applications for the apartments in spring 2023, with completion scheduled for mid-2023. Weese Langley Weese Architects designed the project, which is located near a Metra station, shops, restaurants and other businesses. FH Paschen is the general contractor. Financial partners for Bellwood Senior Apartments include the Illinois Housing Development Authority as the tax credit issuer (both low-income housing tax credits and Illinois affordable housing tax credits) and subordinate funds provider; the Village of Bellwood, which provided incentives and a loan; Bank of America, which is the investor and construction loan lender; Hudson Housing Capital, which syndicated the tax credits; and Cook County, which is providing HOME funds.
MUNDELEIN, ILL. — Venture One Real Estate has acquired a two-building industrial portfolio totaling 144,705 square feet in Mundelein for an undisclosed price. The portfolio is fully leased to one tenant. The first building, located at 845 High St., spans 116,892 square feet. The facility was constructed in 1996 and expanded in 2010. The facility features a clear height of 27 feet, 11 exterior docks, two drive-in doors and 4,826 square feet of office space. The second building at 262 Shaddle Ave. totals 27,813 square feet and was constructed in 2002. It features three exterior docks, one drive-in door and 1,395 square feet of office space. Brian Bocci of Entre Commercial Realty LLC represented the undisclosed seller. Venture One utilized its acquisition fund VK Industrial VI LP, which is a partnership between Venture One and Kovitz Investment Group, to execute this transaction.
PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KAN. — Tutera Senior Living & Health Care has completed Phase I of a $6.5 million renovation of The Village at Mission in Prairie Village, a southern suburb of Kansas City. This phase upgraded 26 apartment units and first-floor common living spaces at the rental-based seniors housing property. The residences have been modernized with new lighting, furnishings, cabinetry, flooring and paint. In Phase II, Tutera will add 2,500 square feet for a therapy gym as well as 18,000 square feet for 20 private rehabilitation suites on the first floor and 14 memory care suites on the second floor. Phase II will expand the campus to 93,563 square feet for a continuum of care of assisted living, memory care, rehabilitation and extended stay all on one campus. Phase II is slated for completion in 2023. The project team includes Nearing Staats Prelogar & Jones Architects and Marian Tutera Design. Tutera acquired the property in June 2021.
MERRILLVILLE, IND. — Physician Real Estate Capital Advisors (PRECAP) has brokered the $4.1 million sale-leaseback of the Bone & Joint Specialists orthopedic facility in Merrillville, a city in Northwest Indiana. The 15,504-square-foot property is located at 9001 Broadway and is adjacent to the Methodist Hospitals Southlake Campus. Bone & Joint Specialists has operated out of the property since 2008. Scott Niedergang of PRECAP, along with JDS Real Estate Services Inc., represented the seller, a physician partnership. The team also represented the buyer, a REIT focused on healthcare real estate.
By Mark Volkman and Brian Leonard, JLL It’s no secret the industrial market has seen a monumental surge throughout the nation as a result of changing consumer behaviors. How developers in each city are combatting the demand, though, is a different story. The success of the industrial market in Cincinnati, in particular, stems from its affordable cost of living, strong labor pool and impressive accessibility. With the city being only an eight-hour drive away from half of the country, it’s become a viable option for tenants with a large footprint that want a lower-cost facility compared with the price of those in major cities like Chicago, New York City or San Francisco. Like other cities throughout the U.S., Cincinnati’s successes have come with both challenges and a variety of emerging trends. Learn about some of the most prominent ones below. 1. The emergence of the Cincinnati-Dayton metroplex With the heightened demand for industrial space comes the need for developers to find land not only in the city, but in its suburbs, as well. Dayton, a city about one hour north of Cincinnati via Interstate 75, has surfaced as a strong option for developers. Proctor & Gamble’s 1.8 million-square-foot distribution center, …